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Title |
Spear |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Medium |
Wood with steel, fiber, and shell |
Dimensions |
H-53.5 W-5 D-1.5 inches |
Accession Number |
86.101 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Long wood staff, carved standing figure on one end, carved shells on other; steel, leaf-shaped tip. Pende peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. 20th century. |
Credit line |
Dr. Frederick Mebel |
Search Terms |
1900s 20th Century Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity African Carved Ceremonial Object Democratic Republic of the Congo Divinatory Objects Figure Leaf Pende Peoples Shells Spear Staff Steel Wooden |